Tropical Ecology & Evolution Lab
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Research
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Ecology and evolution of plants in Zingiberaceae and Gesneriaceae.
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Floral evolution in sympatric species.
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Community ecology and plant-pollinator interactions.
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Reproductive ecology of House sparrows.
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Resource limitation and sex determination in plants.
Recent Publications
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Shrotri, S. & Gowda, V. (2026). A tale of three morphs: Nectar, reproductive compatibility, and morph abundance explain reproductive success within a polymorphic ginger from Western Ghats, India, AoB PLANTS.
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Rhuthuparna, S.B., & Gowda, V. (2026). Morph bias in inflorescences and individual plants reduces opportunities for geitonogamy in a monomorphic enantiostylous species. bioRXiv.
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Ashokan, A., & Gowda, V. (2026). Lectotypification of Hedychium thyrsiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. (Zingiberaceae). Adansonia.
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Ashokan, A., & Gowda, V. (2025), Things aren't always black or white — Phylogenetic systematics of ginger-lilies with insights into species complexes. TAXON.
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Francila, A. F., Akhilan, K.M., Duraisamy, G., & Gowda, V. (2025). The price of urban living—lower fledging success despite higher parental care in urban house sparrows. Biotropica 57, no. 6: e70120.
News
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June 2026: Vinod received the Mary Sue Ittner Grant for Bulb Studies.
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June 2026: Agnes received the Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V. Travel Grant to attend ECBB 2026.
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May 2026: Sukhraj received the ATBC Travel Grant to attend ATBC 2026.
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May 2026: Rhuthuparna received the ANRF ITS Grant to attend ATBC 2026.
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May 2026: Rhuthuparna successfully defended her thesis. Congratulations Dr. Rhuthuparna!
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May 2026: Agnes successfully defended her thesis. Congatulations, Dr. Agnes!
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April 2026: Agnes was awarded the ECR Bluesky Presentation prize for online oral presentation at the BOU Conference 2026: Birds and People.